About Daryl Hall & John Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates are the NUMBER-ONE SELLING DUO in music history!

Starting out as two devoted
disciples of earlier soul greats, Daryl Hall & John Oates are soul
survivors in their own right. They have become such musical influences on some
of today’s popular artists that the September 2006 cover of Spin Magazine’s
headline read: “Why Hall and Oates are the New Velvet Underground.” Their
artistic fan base includes Rob Thomas, John Mayer, Brandon Flowers of the Killers,
Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and MTV’s newest hipsters Gym Class Heroes
who dubbed their tour “Daryl Hall for President Tour 2007.” One of the most
sampled artists today, their impact can be heard everywhere from boy band
harmonies, to neo-soul to rap-rock fusion.

Signed to Atlantic by Ahmet Ertegun in the 1970’s, Daryl Hall
& John Oates have sold more albums than any other duo in music history.
Their 1973 debut album, Abandoned
Luncheonette, produced by Arif Mardin, yielded the Top 10 single, “She’s
Gone,” which also went to #1 on the R&B charts when it was covered by
Taveras. The duo recorded one more album with Atlantic, War Babies, (produced by Todd Rundgren) before they left and promptly
signed to RCA. Their tenure at RCA would catapult the duo to international
superstardom.

From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s, the duo would score six
#1 singles, including “Rich Girl” (also #1 R&B), “Kiss on My List,”
“Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) (also #1 R&B), “Maneater”
and “Out of Touch” from their six consecutive multi-platinum albums—’76’s Bigger Than Both of Us, ’80’s Voices, ’81’s Private Eyes, ‘82’s H2O,
‘83’s Rock N Soul, Part I and ‘84’s Big Bam Boom. The era would also produce
an additional 5 Top 10 singles, “Sara Smile,” “One on One,” “You Make My
Dreams,” “Say It Isn’t So” and “Method of Modern Love.”

Daryl also wrote the H&O single "Everytime You Go
Away," which singer Paul Young scored a number-one hit with a cover of the
song in 1985.

That same year, Daryl and John, participated in the historic
“We Are the World” session as well as closing the Live Aid show in
Philadelphia.

By 1987, the R.I.A.A. recognized Daryl Hall and John Oates
as the NUMBER-ONE SELLING DUO in music history, a record they still hold today.

Daryl Hall’s latest project is a multi-award-winning monthly
web series (and MTV Live show), Live from Daryl’s House
(www.livefromdarylshouse.com). “It was a light bulb moment,” he says of the
show’s genesis. “I’ve had this idea about just sitting on the porch or in my
living room, playing music with my friends and putting it up on the Internet.” Live from Daryl’s House is also aired weekly
on MTV Live every Thursday at 11pm EST/8pm PST.

In March 2014, Eagle Rock Entertainment
released their first new concert video in seven years: Daryl Hall And John
Oates: Live In Dublin on DVD+2CD, Blu-ray and Digital Formats. Filmed at the
Olympia Theatre on July 15, 2014, this set features the duo’s first ever
concert performance in Dublin. Daryl Hall and John Oates dipped into
their 40+ year rich repertoire to deliver a setlist steeped in hits: “Sara
Smile,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do),” “Out Of Touch,” “Kiss On My List,”
“Private Eyes,” “Rich Girl,” “Maneater,” and many more. It’s fitting that this
high-energy 15-song concert film traverses songs from across their career, as
Hall promises the audience that their “making up for lost time” in a city
they’ve never performed in before.

September 2, 2016, the
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Daryl Hall & John Oates with the
2,587th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Daryl Hall opened “Daryl’s House,” the restaurant and music club, on
Halloween night ‘14 in Pawling, NY with a special performance featuring H&O.
“Daryl’s House,” which also serves as the backdrop of Palladia’s Live From Daryl’s House, aims to combine top-notch food with
amazing artists.

John Oates released his
memoir, Change Of Seasons (St.
Martin’s Press)on March 28, 2017. Relying on his many
handwritten journals, he brings to light many fascinating stories, ranging over
his entire life, with a journalist’s eye and a poet’s heart. In Change of
Seasons, Oates shares his highs, lows, triumphs, and failures. He takes the
reader on a wild ride through all the eras, personalities, and music that have
shaped him into who he is.